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white house press secretary jay carney pointed the finger at republicans. >> you can't get everything you want and hold your breath. what we experienced and what we continue to experience is the adamant refusal of republicans led by house republicans to accept that millionaires and billionaires ought to be part of the deal. >> because slew of other issues are likely to go untouched. dana bash is on capitol hill and what's some of the other legislation that they could or should tackle? >> reporter: i've been talking to sources and my sense is that the thing that tell they'll do addition to making sure the congress is funded which is congress' basic function is deal with the farm bill. and that is a very big piece of lemgs larks aegislation and it s in two week. it is aid to people who really ned t need the money and the food the most. so the most likely thing they'll do is at least a one year extension and perhaps some help for drought stricken cattle rank rangers and farmers. >> a lot of those swing states are big in agriculture. we say shortfall session. how short is short? >> the ho
white house press secretary jay carney pointed the finger at republicans. >> you can't get everything you want and hold your breath. what we experienced and what we continue to experience is the adamant refusal of republicans led by house republicans to accept that millionaires and billionaires ought to be part of the deal. >> because slew of other issues are likely to go untouched. dana bash is on capitol hill and what's some of the other legislation that they could or should...
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jay carney made a point of saying that the president had been briefed on the olympics. david axelrod said he was almost speechless about what romney said and michelle obama is there. she hasn't had any problems. it's clear from this ad they're going to throw a positive ad out t there. the rnc is going to throw a negative anti-obama ad out there. mitt romney has made some missteps. >> after london, romney is heading to israel and poland. how important is that second leg of the trip? >> they had to put something on in addition. you remember back in july of 2008 then candidate obama took a trip to europe. he also went to iraq and afghanistan. he was in berlin, if you recall, with hundreds of thousands of people listening to him. i don't think mitt romney is going to have that. you go to israel and you remind people that president obama, not candidate obama, president obama has not been in israel since he took the oath of office. i was noticing today it's no surprise that today president obama signed a pro-israel defense pledge, which had been passed by the congress last we
jay carney made a point of saying that the president had been briefed on the olympics. david axelrod said he was almost speechless about what romney said and michelle obama is there. she hasn't had any problems. it's clear from this ad they're going to throw a positive ad out t there. the rnc is going to throw a negative anti-obama ad out there. mitt romney has made some missteps. >> after london, romney is heading to israel and poland. how important is that second leg of the trip?...
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white house press secretary jay carney saying, i shouldn't seen the ad. i speak for the president and his administration, and i defend his policies. president obama's campaign spokeswoman went farther than the white house spokesman saying we have no association with the ads done by this party. however, they should have some knowledge of joe and his family because they used him in one of their own ads earlier. >> i was a steel worker for 30 years. we had a reputation for quality products. it was something that was american made. we weren't rich, but i was able to put my daughter through college. >> that was joe soptic in an earlier ad for the obama 2012 campaign. this is a spokesperson for parties usa action. let's start now. "the washington post" says about your ad, "on every level this stretches the bounds of common sense and decency." independent fact checkers have echoed that statement saying it's inaccurate. how can you imply that mitt romney and bain are so blame for this woman dying of cancer? >> we don't, and we would not. those fact checks presupp
white house press secretary jay carney saying, i shouldn't seen the ad. i speak for the president and his administration, and i defend his policies. president obama's campaign spokeswoman went farther than the white house spokesman saying we have no association with the ads done by this party. however, they should have some knowledge of joe and his family because they used him in one of their own ads earlier. >> i was a steel worker for 30 years. we had a reputation for quality products....
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carney the white house press secretary said that this is a sign that assad's grip on power is loosening and that the momentum is with the opposition and with the syrian people, and this is coming from the white house today. >> all right. ha hala, thank you for your reporting. >>> we sit down with michael phelps and ryan lochte and one is ready to hang up the swim trunks, but the other is getting started. >>> and empty streets and deserted places which is not the boom you would expect in the olympics, is it? this is actually starting to feel real now. [ ross ] this is the perfect place to test the ats's advanced aerodynamics. [ derek ] we've got crosswinds, tailwinds, headwinds. aerodynamics is all about keeping the car planted on the road. you are going to get hit by stuff, so don't freak out. [ screaming with excitement ] and move out now. ♪ [ male announcer ] the all-new cadillac ats. ♪ latex beds, and now beds infused with gel? but through all the fads, 6 million people have found their best night's sleep on something else. ask me about my tempur-pedic. ask me how fast i fall asl
carney the white house press secretary said that this is a sign that assad's grip on power is loosening and that the momentum is with the opposition and with the syrian people, and this is coming from the white house today. >> all right. ha hala, thank you for your reporting. >>> we sit down with michael phelps and ryan lochte and one is ready to hang up the swim trunks, but the other is getting started. >>> and empty streets and deserted places which is not the boom you...
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white house press secretary jay carney said he's yet to see the ad. >> i have not seen this. how could i possibly assess it? >> will you assess it later? >> if you ask me tomorrow, sure. >> reporter: i followed up with jay carney after the briefing. he said, he may look at the ad, but, quote, my assessment will be i have no assessment. this is a common occurrence. a super pac doing the dirty work while the candidate and in this case the white house try to keep their hands clean. cnn, the white house. >> the material girl, madonna, is used to expressing herself, but it may have gotten her in trouble in russia. madonna is in the middle of her world tour. tomorrow's concert in russia is getting additional security. it may have to do with what madonna said last night on stage. showbiz correspondent nichelle turner is here to explain. >> good morning. she has never been shy about stepping right into controversy. it looks like she's doing it again. her latest political stand has authorities on edge about the safety of her next concert. the u.s. state department is warning americans
white house press secretary jay carney said he's yet to see the ad. >> i have not seen this. how could i possibly assess it? >> will you assess it later? >> if you ask me tomorrow, sure. >> reporter: i followed up with jay carney after the briefing. he said, he may look at the ad, but, quote, my assessment will be i have no assessment. this is a common occurrence. a super pac doing the dirty work while the candidate and in this case the white house try to keep their...
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jay carney put out a statement that said in part both sides agree that while there may be differences in our preferred approaches, we will continue a constructive process to find a solution and come to a conclusion as soon as possible. i don't think there was acrimoney here. i think the president wished speaker boehner happy birthday, which i believe is tomorrow. there really falling all over themselves to have this really positive message, but also there's an acknowledgment here that we have some really tough stuff to get through, and that they're going to have to work through that. i will fell you, we heard from them that they're going to be working through the thanksgiving recesses. you know president obama leaves for asia tomorrow, and the white house says that, you know, even though he is gone, he is going to have his top aides in touch with members of congress. >> you know what that means, briana, we'll be all working through thanksgiving. >> yep. >> thanks. >> thanks, suzanne. >> sure. the tension along the israeli-gaza border is intensifying. could this air assault lead to an
jay carney put out a statement that said in part both sides agree that while there may be differences in our preferred approaches, we will continue a constructive process to find a solution and come to a conclusion as soon as possible. i don't think there was acrimoney here. i think the president wished speaker boehner happy birthday, which i believe is tomorrow. there really falling all over themselves to have this really positive message, but also there's an acknowledgment here that we have...
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at the white house, spokesman jay carney got hit with a slew of questions, specifically about this, about libya. i mensed bi edmentioned that bie were not told our people in libya were asking for more security. here is a little bit of what jay carney said on that. >> -- no one who testified about this matter suggested that requests for additional security were made to the president or the white house. these are issues appropriately that are handled by security professionals at the state department. that's what he was talking about. >> jill, does that explanation pass the smell test, that the president didn't know, the vice president didn't know, the state department's purview here. >> when you get into the requests that were going back quite a ways, yeah, that probably does pass the test in the sense that the president is not going to get involved in, let's say, a request for three or five additional personnel in benghazi, which wasn't even -- wasn't an embassy, wasn't a consulate, it was a temporary mission. there is no way that the president could keep on track of that. now, later, were
at the white house, spokesman jay carney got hit with a slew of questions, specifically about this, about libya. i mensed bi edmentioned that bie were not told our people in libya were asking for more security. here is a little bit of what jay carney said on that. >> -- no one who testified about this matter suggested that requests for additional security were made to the president or the white house. these are issues appropriately that are handled by security professionals at the state...
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., jay carney said he has done remarkable work in his role at the cia. the president making clear that the next acting deputy director will be mike morrel. i would.out that general petraeus an the president had at times a tricky relationship, but they have become closer partners in recent months. and this comes at an awkward time. the president and general petraeus now dealing with the fallout from the death in benghazi in of ambassador chris stevens. the white house and the cia now both trading responsibility over who made the call for the eck plan nation in the days after as to why exactly it was described the way it was described. and the cia finally coming out, it would seem and taking some of the responsibility. it would seem, in the most recent days. now, with this development, general petraeus' departure, there will be questions of how this impacts the investigation. the white house insisting they are going ahead with this investigation as they have been all along. and obviously this has nothing to do with that libya incident with the deaths in li
., jay carney said he has done remarkable work in his role at the cia. the president making clear that the next acting deputy director will be mike morrel. i would.out that general petraeus an the president had at times a tricky relationship, but they have become closer partners in recent months. and this comes at an awkward time. the president and general petraeus now dealing with the fallout from the death in benghazi in of ambassador chris stevens. the white house and the cia now both...
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from this breaking news to some news happening, white house daily briefing, jay carney talking about the attack, benghazi, libya, from a month ago. let's dip in. >> -- i think there is no question that when four americans are killed at a diplomatic facility, that something went wrong and that is why we need to assess through the accountability review board the security posture there, the security posture of other facilities around the world, especially in areas that are dangerous as certainly libya in this post revolution stage and this period of transition in that country is. and that's -- that's absolutely a focus of the president's concern right now, is that we make sure that our diplomatic personnel, who go abroad, just like our military personnel, but sometimes americans aren't as aware of it, a lot of diplomats go to very dangerous places and take enormous risks because they're serving their country and serving the interests of the american people abroad, because it is in our interests that america be represented in the country like libya, a country that the united states and i
from this breaking news to some news happening, white house daily briefing, jay carney talking about the attack, benghazi, libya, from a month ago. let's dip in. >> -- i think there is no question that when four americans are killed at a diplomatic facility, that something went wrong and that is why we need to assess through the accountability review board the security posture there, the security posture of other facilities around the world, especially in areas that are dangerous as...
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jay carney saying that there is no shift. and no change expected in the more than $1 billion in aid that the u.s. gives to egypt, wolf. >> there seems to be a little disconnect going on right now between the white house and the state department because the state department is making it clear that egypt still is what's regarded as a major non-nato ally. victoria nuland answering questions at the state department today. she's the spokeswoman for the state department. question to her, you're saying the administration of the state department still regard egypt as a major non-nato ally and it is still a recipient of the privileges all of that entails? and she answered with one word, yes. so as far as the state department is concerned, egypt under this new government, this muslim brotherhood-led government, is still regarded as a major non-nato ally of the united states. so there are major military privileges that go along with that. so i guess the white house and the state department are going to have to coordinate whether or not
jay carney saying that there is no shift. and no change expected in the more than $1 billion in aid that the u.s. gives to egypt, wolf. >> there seems to be a little disconnect going on right now between the white house and the state department because the state department is making it clear that egypt still is what's regarded as a major non-nato ally. victoria nuland answering questions at the state department today. she's the spokeswoman for the state department. question to her, you're...
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in fact, jay carney likes to say they don't read out every single phone call. perhaps it is indication of the pressure the white house is feeling for not having a face-to-face meeting. >> and for his part governor romney is also scheduled to have a telephone call with benjamin netanyahu today. is this about politics? is this necessary. how did that get on the agenda? >> perhaps a little of both. mitt romney who has been critical saying the president has thrown israel under the bus recently saying the obama administration has a, quote, chronic disregard for the security of israel, so now in the same day that the president will be having this phone call with benjamin netanyahu, mitt romney's campaign saying he, too, will be speaking with him by phone. this is a chance for mitt romney to again show that he is a friend to israel and that he is committed to making sure that iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon. >> okay. dan lothian at the white house. thanks very much, live for us this morning. it merits repeating that they have had a strained relationship almost
in fact, jay carney likes to say they don't read out every single phone call. perhaps it is indication of the pressure the white house is feeling for not having a face-to-face meeting. >> and for his part governor romney is also scheduled to have a telephone call with benjamin netanyahu today. is this about politics? is this necessary. how did that get on the agenda? >> perhaps a little of both. mitt romney who has been critical saying the president has thrown israel under the bus...
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in fact, jay carney, the white house spokesman, likes to say that not every phone conversation that the president has with world leaders is read out. >> david, do you think, i mean, that the daylight between these two leaders, it's going to become more stark as the threat becomes closer. >> absolutely. bob gates, our outgoing defense secretary, has been in government over 30 years, told me before he left this iranian problem is the most difficult problem he had seen in government in over 30 years. the hardest problem to solve. there are no good solutions. >> no good solutions because the difficulty militarily of actually -- >> if you go in militarily, if you strike with the air force, a, you only set them back two or three years but secondly, there may be so much mischief that they could do that you then feel under a lot of pressure to go in and decapitate the regime. that means you have to put boots in the ground. there is nobody in the u.s. army wants to do that. they have done a lot of work with the israelis on defense, protection, missile protection and that sort of thing, and there
in fact, jay carney, the white house spokesman, likes to say that not every phone conversation that the president has with world leaders is read out. >> david, do you think, i mean, that the daylight between these two leaders, it's going to become more stark as the threat becomes closer. >> absolutely. bob gates, our outgoing defense secretary, has been in government over 30 years, told me before he left this iranian problem is the most difficult problem he had seen in government in...
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white house spokesman jay carney pointing out that recently they had a phone conversation that lasted more than an hour. so their message is that the two leaders communicate all the time, even if they're not meeting face-to-face. >> dan lothian, appreciate it. and david gergening, thanks. >> thank you. >>> raw politics tonight. new polling and a fight over all that polling. some are now claiming that the polls are skewed against mitt romney. republicans claiming that. ari fleischer believes it. he joins us. so does obama 2012 pollster cornell bell chesh, meaning he believes it, and john king, so you can decide for yourself what you should believe. dfrmths a young tv actor brutally kill his elder ly landlady before falling to his own death? the tragic story behind a hollywood murder mystery when we continue. >>> raw politics now. in a case of complaining about the ref when the call goes against you or perhaps in this instance, questioning the polls, virtually all of them, when the polls show you losing. so do the complainers have a case? get ready for a debate on that. first, you guess
white house spokesman jay carney pointing out that recently they had a phone conversation that lasted more than an hour. so their message is that the two leaders communicate all the time, even if they're not meeting face-to-face. >> dan lothian, appreciate it. and david gergening, thanks. >> thank you. >>> raw politics tonight. new polling and a fight over all that polling. some are now claiming that the polls are skewed against mitt romney. republicans claiming that. ari...
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today in the gaggle aboard air force one on the way here to ohio, jay carney said that the reason for this was because of redundancy with the aircraft. but the president was committed to finding another mission for the unit there. candy. >> dan lothian, people watching how every dime is spent of government money at this point. thanks so much. >>> the president's visit comes as polling shows him ahead of mitt romney in ohio and florida. it's hard to get more critical than that. the "new york times" survey gives mr. obama a six-point lead in both states when voters are asked who they'd vote for if the election was held today. more with cnn political analyst gloria borger. six points certainly is a pretty big lead given what these polls have been for so long. >> yeah. >> what's changed here? >> it's also significant, candy, because it's among likely voters, not just registered voters. so you're narrowing the pool to a certain degree. so it's very important. there are some real signals for mitt romney that he has to pay attention to. first of all, he's trailing with women. women are so im
today in the gaggle aboard air force one on the way here to ohio, jay carney said that the reason for this was because of redundancy with the aircraft. but the president was committed to finding another mission for the unit there. candy. >> dan lothian, people watching how every dime is spent of government money at this point. thanks so much. >>> the president's visit comes as polling shows him ahead of mitt romney in ohio and florida. it's hard to get more critical than that....
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jay carney says he has yet to see the ad. >> simply saying i have not seen this, so how could i possibly assess it without -- >> will you assess it later? >> if you ask me tomorrow, sure. >> reporter: tomorrow is now today, and jay carney has been asked about this ad repeatedly by a number of reporters. no assessment from carney. the white house as well as the campaign distancing themselves from the super pac ad. a spokesperson says they have no knowledge of soptic's story. we know he told his personal story on an obama campaign call in may, a call that stephanie cutter, the deputy manager of the campaign was on. >> brianna, stand by. bill burton is here, founder of priorities usa action. you're responsible for this ad, is that right? >> that's right. >> you stand by it? >> absolutely. >> you make a serious allegation, in effect suggesting that the republican presidential nominee in effect is responsible for the death of this woman. >> that's absolutely not true. >> he is not responsible. >> you're absolutely right, he is not. that's not what the ad suggests. >> what is the message of th
jay carney says he has yet to see the ad. >> simply saying i have not seen this, so how could i possibly assess it without -- >> will you assess it later? >> if you ask me tomorrow, sure. >> reporter: tomorrow is now today, and jay carney has been asked about this ad repeatedly by a number of reporters. no assessment from carney. the white house as well as the campaign distancing themselves from the super pac ad. a spokesperson says they have no knowledge of soptic's...
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but when pressed about gaming different scenarios, white house spokesman jay carney, didn't answer it. >> you know, i don't know how useful it is to spend at least our time doing that. >> reporter: president obama will learn of the ruling about the same time the public does. carney says there is no war room set up in anticipation of the court's decision. but on capitol hill, key democrats and republicans are gearing up to respond with pre-written messages to three different scenarios. senator john kerry has already announced a news conference. house speaker john boehner has set up a rapid response team that will flood tv, radio and social media. and he's laying the ground work for a battle in congress. >> if the court does not strike down the entire law, the house will move to repeal what's left of it. >> but the obama administration still believes the health care law is the most effective and efficient way to ensure americans so as the clock counts down, there is some tension here. but, candy, i don't know if you were watching the briefing earlier today. a moment of levity when white
but when pressed about gaming different scenarios, white house spokesman jay carney, didn't answer it. >> you know, i don't know how useful it is to spend at least our time doing that. >> reporter: president obama will learn of the ruling about the same time the public does. carney says there is no war room set up in anticipation of the court's decision. but on capitol hill, key democrats and republicans are gearing up to respond with pre-written messages to three different...
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and here's the take from white house press secretary jay carney. >> let me say that this advertisement is categorically false and it is blatantly dishonest. >> reporter: now, the obama campaign is also hard at work responding to this latest line of attack from the romney campaign. they put out this letter. we'll put it up on screen for you, wolf. it shows that back in 2005 mitt romney when he was governor of massachusetts along with other republican governors across the country sent a letter to congress seeking waivers of their own in implementing the welfare program in their individual states. the goal in that letter it states is to help move people from welfare to work and the obama campaign is also pointing out that when mitt romney was governor of massachusetts, he supported a program that provided car insurance and aaa automobile coverage to welfare recipients who received donated cars. the romney campaign said that that program actually saved money when he was governor of massachusetts. but really, wolf, this is part of a larger theme from the romney campaign. and romney's been h
and here's the take from white house press secretary jay carney. >> let me say that this advertisement is categorically false and it is blatantly dishonest. >> reporter: now, the obama campaign is also hard at work responding to this latest line of attack from the romney campaign. they put out this letter. we'll put it up on screen for you, wolf. it shows that back in 2005 mitt romney when he was governor of massachusetts along with other republican governors across the country sent...
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also jay carney, the press spokesman here, made emotional remarks to the media saying that the president's initial comments when he heard about this were first, is this still going on? and his second thoughts were immediately about the family and his own family and kids as he reflected in those comments. but something else that's been, you know, raised is he did not in those remarks that you heard talk about gun safety or gun control. as he did not in ft. hood or gabby giffords remarks either in passing reference. something that no doubt will come up in the days to come, wolf. >> no doubt. the debate over gun control in the united states will be revived. jessica, thanks very much. the republican presidential candidate, mitt romney, also put his campaign on hold after speaking out. we're going to go to cnn's jim acosta in new hampshire to see what mitt romney is up to on this day as well. [ male announcer ] count the number of buttons in your car. now count the number of buttons on your tablet. isn't it time the automobile advanced? introducing cue in the all-new cadillac xts. the simplicit
also jay carney, the press spokesman here, made emotional remarks to the media saying that the president's initial comments when he heard about this were first, is this still going on? and his second thoughts were immediately about the family and his own family and kids as he reflected in those comments. but something else that's been, you know, raised is he did not in those remarks that you heard talk about gun safety or gun control. as he did not in ft. hood or gabby giffords remarks either...
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jay carney focused on what has been a tight race. >> we have always believed that this will be a very close race and that it continues to be the president's belief, as well as the belief of those around him. so dp that helps in terms of our assessment of things, that's how we view it. >> reporter: here's how the romney campaign views it. this memo to supporters from its chief pollster. quote, don't get too worked up about the latest polling. while some voters will feel a bit of a sugar high from the convention, the basic structure of the campaign has not changed significantly. the reality of the obama economy will reassert itself as the ultimate downfall of the obama presidency and mitt romney will win this race. the polls didn't appear to take any of the punch out of governor romney's stump speech. >> forward is his campaign's slogan. i think forewarned is a better term. >> reporter: but it's more than just an uptick in the president's polling numbers. for the first time since april, the democrats outraised republicans. more than $114 million last month for the reelection effort. onl
jay carney focused on what has been a tight race. >> we have always believed that this will be a very close race and that it continues to be the president's belief, as well as the belief of those around him. so dp that helps in terms of our assessment of things, that's how we view it. >> reporter: here's how the romney campaign views it. this memo to supporters from its chief pollster. quote, don't get too worked up about the latest polling. while some voters will feel a bit of a...
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. >> reporter: pressed repeatedly on the president's plans, jay carney blamed congress for not doing enough to keep some weapons out of the hands of those who shouldn't have them and repeated the president would support any new ban on assault weapons while safeguarding second amendment rights to keep and bear arms. >> the question is not one of a specific high profile incident alone, and the unfortunate reality is that while these terrible incidents get a lot of headlines, there is violence in america every day. >> reporter: but bloomberg and the group mayors against illegal guns are calling for details, not only from the president but mitt romney. >> our leaders gave us a moment of silence then. >> but they haven't given us a plan. >> reporter: the group released this new tv ad featuring survivors of the tucson shootings. >> we demand a plan. >> because 4,000 americans will be murd48,000 americans will be murdered during the next president's ad. >> have you seen this ad? >> i haven't. >> as the white house, congress and other politicians debate the issue, some argue the public's att
. >> reporter: pressed repeatedly on the president's plans, jay carney blamed congress for not doing enough to keep some weapons out of the hands of those who shouldn't have them and repeated the president would support any new ban on assault weapons while safeguarding second amendment rights to keep and bear arms. >> the question is not one of a specific high profile incident alone, and the unfortunate reality is that while these terrible incidents get a lot of headlines, there is...
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>> jay carney was pressed on this by dan lothian and carney emphasized domestic jobs created even if it doesn't meet the strict definition, it might be palatable to voters to know their taxpayer dollars substantially enriched foreign countries. >> what about now? is this program continuing? is it over with? >> a lot of this has actually sort of gone away. and you're seeing that the solar industry, renewable energy industry is kind of dealing with the fact that some of these dollars have dried up. in fact, a lot of jobs that were created arguably were somewhat temporary construction jobs for the assembly, for instance in the case of wind turbines, the assembly of those wind farms, but then ultimately there's not that many jobs that are needed to keep those plants going. >> thanks very much for that report, brianna keilar's our white house correspondent. other news we're following, we're watching a controversial case in mississippi right now that could wind up closing the only clinic in the state that provides women with abortions. cnn's david mattingly is joining us. a judge's decisio
>> jay carney was pressed on this by dan lothian and carney emphasized domestic jobs created even if it doesn't meet the strict definition, it might be palatable to voters to know their taxpayer dollars substantially enriched foreign countries. >> what about now? is this program continuing? is it over with? >> a lot of this has actually sort of gone away. and you're seeing that the solar industry, renewable energy industry is kind of dealing with the fact that some of these...
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yesterday, white house spokesman jay carney said mr. obama has had over the last few weeks, quote, extensive consultations, unquote, with leaders especially in the arab world. >> the president obviously got a busy schedule. he has a busy schedule all the time. you know, it is a fact that he has in recent weeks been intensively engaged in matters of foreign affairs, and that's part of being president. >> republicans have latched on to this scheduling comment saying mr. obama has had time to tape an interview yesterday with the women of "the view" but not talk with world leaders, especially benjamin netanyahu, who arrives tomorrow in new york. keeping him honest we checked and the official white house schedule shows a campaign appearance tomorrow and nothing else all week. joining us, senior political analyst, david gergen and fareed zakaria. the president has time for "the view" but not for meetings with world leaders. why would the white house open itself up to this kind of criticism so close to an election, especially considering all t
yesterday, white house spokesman jay carney said mr. obama has had over the last few weeks, quote, extensive consultations, unquote, with leaders especially in the arab world. >> the president obviously got a busy schedule. he has a busy schedule all the time. you know, it is a fact that he has in recent weeks been intensively engaged in matters of foreign affairs, and that's part of being president. >> republicans have latched on to this scheduling comment saying mr. obama has had...
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press secretary jay carney who happens to root for the right team, clarified with this tweet, let's be clear, potus, thank the boston crowd for youk. others cried youk in sad memo yum. no, no. they were booing. they were booing. mary, we'll see you tomorrow. erin burnett, outfront starts now. >> "outfront," next. are lawmakers playing a dangerous game of jenga with our economy? you know, the game with a little pull here, push, tug, until the whole thing comes crashing down. >>> and a leading republican made a strong statement about preventing voter fraud. but did he also reveal an ulterior motive to help mitt romney. >>> and a man accused of beating up a priest. it looks like an open and shut case. until you look closer. let's go "outfront." ♪ >>> good evening, everyone, i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, capitol hill's dangerous game of jenga. we're going to play in a movement. let me explain. we came across a report today that, frankly, made us roll our eyes. i said the word vile out loud. here was the line. quote, congress said to delay automatic budget cuts until march. in oth
press secretary jay carney who happens to root for the right team, clarified with this tweet, let's be clear, potus, thank the boston crowd for youk. others cried youk in sad memo yum. no, no. they were booing. they were booing. mary, we'll see you tomorrow. erin burnett, outfront starts now. >> "outfront," next. are lawmakers playing a dangerous game of jenga with our economy? you know, the game with a little pull here, push, tug, until the whole thing comes crashing down....
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we saw jay carney saying days after that. but it was set by rice's appearance on those shows. to me she was clearly sending a message it was not terrorist. what she should have said was that there is considerable evidence this could be terrorism. the fact that al qaeda is a stronghold in that area, the fact that al sharia has a hold on that area, direct and indirect fire coming in, heavy weapons involved, the presumption should have been leaning towards terrorism. she wanted to say we're not absolutely certain of the terrorist control, that would have been a true statement. but to come out so clearly and deny and say there was no terrorist involvement, this was not a terrorist attack, that was i believe irresponsible. and whether she was saying it on her own or she was told to say it or whatever, the fact is she was the vehicle by which this message translated to the world. >> remember this incident occurred on the 11th anniversary of 9/11 in benghazi. i looked it up. here's what she said on some of the shows. i'll read it to you. >> sure. >> she said our current best assessme
we saw jay carney saying days after that. but it was set by rice's appearance on those shows. to me she was clearly sending a message it was not terrorist. what she should have said was that there is considerable evidence this could be terrorism. the fact that al qaeda is a stronghold in that area, the fact that al sharia has a hold on that area, direct and indirect fire coming in, heavy weapons involved, the presumption should have been leaning towards terrorism. she wanted to say we're not...
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that is something the president himself has not said but as jay carney was questioned yesterday he said he speaks for the president but it is much different when the president actually says that word. the question is why is there that conflicting information and the way that white house aids describe it is that the information they released initially was based on the assessment that was made on the intelligence that they had at the time and that the fbi was doing an investigation to fully determine what had happened there, but clearly as senator mccain point out there were a lot of indications early on this was something much more than just a group of people protesting about this controversial film and now what you have republicans making a very big deal about this and the white house saying that the republicans are just trying to use this event in libya and in egypt in order to score political points. >> you can see why. the cynic says it was probably politically motivated because you don't want the president saying there was a terrorist attack on american citizens right before an elec
that is something the president himself has not said but as jay carney was questioned yesterday he said he speaks for the president but it is much different when the president actually says that word. the question is why is there that conflicting information and the way that white house aids describe it is that the information they released initially was based on the assessment that was made on the intelligence that they had at the time and that the fbi was doing an investigation to fully...
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here's jay carney. >> we've seen this before. we've watched this movie during the payroll tax cut debate. it didn't end well for them and that's because the american people overwhelmingly support this action and they overwhelmingly support what we propose. we know what the republican position is on the affordable care act. they want to repeal it. >> reporter: in truth, they would -- the republican plan also says whatever money isn't used to fund student loans and the rest of this preventive care fund they would just get rid of it and send it to deficit reduction closing down the preventive care fund altogether. so the white house has a point. on the other hand, the white house proposal to pay for this student loan bill, the republicans aren't going to swallow that either. so buckle your seat belt, wolf. get ready for a big battle over how to pay for student loan extension. in the end, though, everyone expects it to get passed somehow. >> it will get passed because the new leader of the republican party mitt romney wants it passed
here's jay carney. >> we've seen this before. we've watched this movie during the payroll tax cut debate. it didn't end well for them and that's because the american people overwhelmingly support this action and they overwhelmingly support what we propose. we know what the republican position is on the affordable care act. they want to repeal it. >> reporter: in truth, they would -- the republican plan also says whatever money isn't used to fund student loans and the rest of this...
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remember, it took jay carney more than a week to finally label it a terrorist attack. today he stood by those early briefings where he suggested that the video which led to unrest in the region also may have contributed to the attack that killed the four americans. and he said that all that information was based on the information that they had gotten at the time. >> initial assessments in the immediate aftermath of the attack in benghazi were made. and there was a government wide assessment that was the foundation of what ambassador rice said, what i said and what others said. it is what we knew based on the limited facts we had available to us at that time. >> when did the white house learn that there was no protest in benghazi? >> we've been very forthright all along on the information that we've had based on not opinion, not what folks have said or want to say on television, but on the assessments by those who make these assessments for the united states government. >> reporter: now, since he sidestepped that question i asked him again when the white house found ou
remember, it took jay carney more than a week to finally label it a terrorist attack. today he stood by those early briefings where he suggested that the video which led to unrest in the region also may have contributed to the attack that killed the four americans. and he said that all that information was based on the information that they had gotten at the time. >> initial assessments in the immediate aftermath of the attack in benghazi were made. and there was a government wide...
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. >> now let's talk about what jay carney called an encounter between benjamin netanyahu and the president. the president's being criticized now for not planning a face-to-face meeting with the prime minister during the upcoming united nations general assembly. what's the latest on that? >> reporter: here's what we can tell you. the obama administration sent out a statement after a report came out that he basically snubbed prime minister netanyahu when he's going to be coming there for the u.n. meeting. the white house said that is not true, that they were never asked for a meeting nor did they ever deny a meeting with mr. netanyahu. however, this week i spoke to mr. netanyahu's spokesperson who said actually they had want at ming and that they were willing to go to washington, so you're seeing a bit of information that doesn't match up there. what you're seeing i think is another crack in the relationship between these two leaders which frankly makes people here very nervous. a lot of people are saying that it's really a dangerous thing, and some politicians, by the way, saying it's a dan
. >> now let's talk about what jay carney called an encounter between benjamin netanyahu and the president. the president's being criticized now for not planning a face-to-face meeting with the prime minister during the upcoming united nations general assembly. what's the latest on that? >> reporter: here's what we can tell you. the obama administration sent out a statement after a report came out that he basically snubbed prime minister netanyahu when he's going to be coming there...
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carney, the white house press secretary in a statement, don, there are differences, but they can work through them and the real question i think now is how close are they going to cut it? are they going to take it to the very edge. we heard from harry reid, he said they won't wait until the last day of september, and house minority leader nancy pelosi said the goal is to get it done before christmas. we should be so lucky. >> we should be so lucky. holidays are coming up. it is a beautiful back grdrop b you look a little chilly. >> it is a little cold. >> brianna keilar, thank you. >>> what do fiscal cliff talks mean for your money? for your 401(k)? wall street investors might get nervous if talks aren't wrapped up quickly. i want to bring in time magazine's assistant managing editor, rana faruhar. you say some key people are worried next about what is coming up with stocks and bonds, why is that? >> a lot of the top investors in country see that the market has been down. there are major worries still about the fiscal cliff. i wish i could be as optimistic as some, but frankly i'm bec
carney, the white house press secretary in a statement, don, there are differences, but they can work through them and the real question i think now is how close are they going to cut it? are they going to take it to the very edge. we heard from harry reid, he said they won't wait until the last day of september, and house minority leader nancy pelosi said the goal is to get it done before christmas. we should be so lucky. >> we should be so lucky. holidays are coming up. it is a...
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jay carney was briefing reporters on in and suddenly pulled up. they finally landed a short time later safely. the problem, bad weather. i don't think this is what the campaign was referring to when they said there would be ups and downs, joe. >> that's dan lothian reporting in ohio. mitt romney's riding his campaign bus through ohio today. with the latest poll showing he needs to play catchup, romney's trying something new. cnn national political correspondent jim acosta is following the romney campaign. >> reporter: joe, mitt romney woke up today to more bad poll numbers here in ohio on the very day he is racing across the state with a new message that can be summed up as i can feel your pain too. across the critical battleground state of ohio, mitt romney has been a man on a mission to connect with voters. >> my heart aches for the people i've seen. >> reporter: the message of the day was not only that he can fix the economy, it's that he can feel it. >> there are so many in our country that are hurting right now. i want to help them. i know wh
jay carney was briefing reporters on in and suddenly pulled up. they finally landed a short time later safely. the problem, bad weather. i don't think this is what the campaign was referring to when they said there would be ups and downs, joe. >> that's dan lothian reporting in ohio. mitt romney's riding his campaign bus through ohio today. with the latest poll showing he needs to play catchup, romney's trying something new. cnn national political correspondent jim acosta is following the...
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jay carney was asked about this and didn't want to get nailed down. the answer that you get from jay carney is he doesn't want to negotiate these kinds of things in public. but it does appear that the president created a little bit of wriggle room. are they negotiating? are there some phone calls or e-mails going back and forth, something that's happening behind the scenes that we're not seeing behind the cameras? and i just heard from a gop aide who tells me that nothing has changed from yesterday. there's still no phone calls, no e-mails, no communication ongoing from behind the scenes even though the white house says that the conversations continue. it's very difficult to see how this ball will get moved down the field if they are not talking. >> okay. and can i just main illustrate more about that comment that you just made? was the quote actually no conversations today, no e-mail tweets or carrier pigeons? >> that's right. i know. it's very interesting. because i think that's the disturbing part of this, that a lot of time there's a lot of postur
jay carney was asked about this and didn't want to get nailed down. the answer that you get from jay carney is he doesn't want to negotiate these kinds of things in public. but it does appear that the president created a little bit of wriggle room. are they negotiating? are there some phone calls or e-mails going back and forth, something that's happening behind the scenes that we're not seeing behind the cameras? and i just heard from a gop aide who tells me that nothing has changed from...
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we saw jay carney the white house press secretary talk about this at the briefing. and the invitation was extended and it was accepted by the former gop nominee. he will be in town tomorrow. he'll be here in washington tomorrow to have lunch with the president. before he does that, he will be meeting with his old running mate, paul ryan, who is in the midst of all of these fiscal cliff negotiations. so it is a busy time in washington right now. and mitt romney will be coming right into the thick of all of this. but, you know, a lot of this is happening just as it seems the romney folks and people in romney world are trying to resuscitate mitt romney's image somewhat. you see stu stevens taking out an op-ed in the washington post just today, brooke, talking about how losing is just losing, and that it is not a mandate to throw out every idea that this candidate expressed during the course of the campaign, and it is not an excuse to show what he called disrespect for what he calls a good man. so we're seeing a lot of mitt romney, not just from the former candidate, bu
we saw jay carney the white house press secretary talk about this at the briefing. and the invitation was extended and it was accepted by the former gop nominee. he will be in town tomorrow. he'll be here in washington tomorrow to have lunch with the president. before he does that, he will be meeting with his old running mate, paul ryan, who is in the midst of all of these fiscal cliff negotiations. so it is a busy time in washington right now. and mitt romney will be coming right into the...
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if you look at what jay carney said and you look at what the president said, they did not go as far. they were weak on saying terror but they also didn't quite say video. they sort of referenced them. >> a day or two afterwards, we'll have to pull up the film but jay carney went further than that. you had 230 incidents there in benghazi. you had the assassination attempt of the british ambassador. the bombing of the red cross. the brits get out of there. it's libya. we're coming up on 9/11 -- >> is that incompetence or is that a cover-up? because i think everyone would say huge intelligence screwup. no question. is it just incompetence or is that intentional cover-up to me sort of implies there's some kind of criminal act under it all. >> well, look, when the vice president came out in the debate and said we had no idea they asked for more security. ignorance is not really a great defense. and even when secretary clinton said, look, security professionals made these decisions. no they didn't. the security professional that testified at the committee said we were under pressure to com
if you look at what jay carney said and you look at what the president said, they did not go as far. they were weak on saying terror but they also didn't quite say video. they sort of referenced them. >> a day or two afterwards, we'll have to pull up the film but jay carney went further than that. you had 230 incidents there in benghazi. you had the assassination attempt of the british ambassador. the bombing of the red cross. the brits get out of there. it's libya. we're coming up on...
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>> well, in just the last hour or so, white house spokesman jay carney said that although he doesn't know at this point if this is part of some stepped up offensive by the taliban, he did say that the military commanders believed that this won't have any operational effect on overall missions there. but you can't deny that the green-on-blue attacks have draft it is lick -- drastically increased. this is the third one. in fact, we had more this year than all of last year, and we're just now about halfway through the summer oop. so it has a really tough effect on the morale of american troops. even commanders have admitted that. even though they don't occur very much, when they do occur, they have a disproportion e pop effect. >> it seems like it's one thing after another. on wednesday, killing u.s. troops, land mines killing troops and today. is there an escalation behind this spike in violence right now? >> not to be flip, but it is the season. in afghanistan, you have what's called a fighting season. in the wintertime when a lot of the taliban are holed up in areas that are inaccess
>> well, in just the last hour or so, white house spokesman jay carney said that although he doesn't know at this point if this is part of some stepped up offensive by the taliban, he did say that the military commanders believed that this won't have any operational effect on overall missions there. but you can't deny that the green-on-blue attacks have draft it is lick -- drastically increased. this is the third one. in fact, we had more this year than all of last year, and we're just...
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the closest white house spokesman jay carney would go is to repeat the phrase "the president is committed to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon." jim walsh joins us now this morning. good morning to you. you're one of a handful of americans who have traveled to both iran for nuclear issues. should they set a red line? >> i actually think they have set a red line. it's not where the israeli wants it to be. it's not as precise as he wants it to be, but the red line is there. president obama has said on repeated occasions that an iranian nuclear weapon is unacceptable. and so if they move from where they are now, which is sort of a rough capability, to a bomb decision, saying yes, we're going to take that capability and translate it into an actual working weapon, that's the red line that the president has announced and i would expect he would act at that point. >> iran has been saying all along -- it's been denying that it aims to build a nuclear bomb, saying that the program is for energy and medical use. the white house doesn't really believe this, does it? >> well, i think there
the closest white house spokesman jay carney would go is to repeat the phrase "the president is committed to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon." jim walsh joins us now this morning. good morning to you. you're one of a handful of americans who have traveled to both iran for nuclear issues. should they set a red line? >> i actually think they have set a red line. it's not where the israeli wants it to be. it's not as precise as he wants it to be, but the red line is...